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The Firecore team has announced the release of aTV Flash (black) 2.2 and Seas0nPass to support Apple TV firmware 5.2 (iOS 6.1) to support Bluetooth keyboards and more. Full list of changes NEW! Added support for Apple TV 5.2 and Bluetooth keyboards Minor improvements to backups Minor improvements to DVD playback A handful of other...

While Apple is now fighting the e-book price fixing lawsuit alone as all other publishers have already settled with the U.S. Department of Justice, the company is heading for a high-stakes trial that could significantly increase its liability in the litigation, reports Reuters. The trial is set to take place on June 3rd where Apple will...

Opera Software has today announced 300 million monthly across all its browser products on phones, tablets, TVs and computers. According to the press release, the company will make a gradual transition to the WebKit engine during 2013 for most of its upcoming versions of browsers for smartphones and computers. Opera has said that the first look...

Gadget repair site iFixit has just cracked open the new Microsoft Surface Pro Tablet, and have ranked it even less repairable than Apple's iPad 4, with a repairability score of just 1 out of a possible 10 (via TechCrunch). iFixit gave the iPad 4 a repairability score of 2 while the Microsoft Surface RT tablet had received...

Apple has lost the "iPhone" trademark in Brazil, thanks to a local company named Gradiente Eletronica, who registered the name back in 2000 i.e seven years before Apple, reports BBC. A couple of months back, Gradiente also launched an Android-powered phone named "iPhone" in the country. While an Apple spokesperson declined to comment on the ruling, the...

Bell has announced yesterday's Let's Talk Day campaign has raised $4,813,313.30 towards mental health initiatives. For every long distance call, text, tweet or Facebook share, Bell donated 5 cents. Here are the numbers: 96,266,266 calls, texts, tweets and Facebook shares by Canadians As for Twitter activity: 1,562,485 tweets and retweets In total, Bell has committed...

Apple could be setting the stage for its rumoured television set by introducing an SDK for developers to create apps, possibly at a March event, says Jeffries analyst Peter Misek (via MacRumors): Channel checks indicate Apple has a product event in March that is Apple-TV related (possibly an iTV SDK introduction). We think a Sep/Oct...

According to CNET Australia, Real Racing 3 will launch at midnight tonight in Canada, New Zealand and Australia. The game's original launch date was earlier announced for February 28th, but it appears we will be included as some of the first people to play the game, now based on a freemium model. Real Racing 3...

Apple is working on a 4.8-inch "iPhone 6", but it isn't likely to announce it this year, as it has run into manufacturing issues, Jefferies analyst Peter Misek claims. (more…)

The Greater Toronto Area is set to get new area codes as of March 25th due to increasing demand for telephone numbers, the Telecommunications Alliance has announced: Starting March 25, 2013, two new area codes will be introduced in the Greater Toronto Area. In Toronto, the 437 area code will be added to the 416/647...

If you enjoy watching interesting talks by incredible people, then you’ve probably already visited TED.com. However, with the official TED app, you can watch every TEDTalk on you iPhone or iPad. Recently, the app received its new 2.0 update--let's take a look again at this popular app. You won't have any trouble finding something you...

Apple and Samsung smartphones combined accounted for 52% of all smartphone shipments, emphasizing once again that the race for consumers is between the two tech giants, a Gartner report suggests. (more…)